O Robotics championship in a technical school integrated with high school: students' perceptions

percepções dos estudantes

Abstract

This study presents a project developed in a technical high school, more specifically in the Embedded Systems discipline, in the Technical Course in Integrated Systems Development for High School Education, which aimed to introduce educational robotics in the classroom. The project used the Arduino platform, a well-known platform for prototyping and learning in microcontrollers, which has an Atmega 328P microcontroller, along with an acrylic chassis and electronic components, such as DC motors, to build a robot, controlled by means of Bluetooth serial communication, where the students used their own cell phones to perform this control. The study also addresses the importance of educational robotics in the education of students, especially in technical courses focused on the area of technology. In addition, it presents basic concepts about robotics, embedded systems and the Internet of Things. The project resulted in the 1st Robotics Championship at the school, with awards and participation of the entire faculty present on the date, management/pedagogical team and students. The students were also invited to demonstrate their projects at the 1st Interschool Science and Technology Fair. After the project was completed, students evaluated the process through an electronic form.